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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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